A Late 19thC Bleached Pine Chest of Drawers c.1900 sub-Architectural & Garden There is perhaps a hint

There is perhaps a hint of the Art nouveau influence in the characteristic curves of the vines and stems

it is a symbol most commonly associated in Arabic literature with female beauty

The rest of the inscription is nigh on indecipherable but further research may prove fruitful

Ernest Hodgson Kerfoot

The Painting: 67

A Late 19thC Bleached Pine Chest of Drawers c.1900 sub-Architectural & Garden There is perhaps a hintOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900Height: 34Width: 35Depth: 19Of desirable diminutive proportions and a wonderfully naturally bleached elephant grey patina, the Victorian pine chest of drawers having a rectangular top above two short and two long drawers, each with original knob handles, and raised on stylised peg and cup feet, the whole surviving from the zeniths of the nineteenth century. The drawers glide